Features
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
Yeo Cheow Tong, Singapore's Minister for Transport, looks at how Singapore aims to balance business interests with the need for enhanced maritime security
Luis Vitiritti of ACE Insurance gives an insight into cargo security in Brazil
PORT SECURITY
Douglas Sethness, vice president at CH2M HILL, argues that a multi-tiered approach is the best way to protect the gateways to global trade
L-3 Communications provides an update on cargo security projects in Africa and the Middle East
CARGO SCREENING
David Lord explains how the RASCO technique using sniffer dogs provides an effective and practical means of cargo screening
EMPLOYEE SCREENING
Colin Pace of JHCV notes that the layered approach to security measures adopted by companies involved in the supply chain must include adequate background checks of their employees
SECURITY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
Paul Lightburn, Supply Chain Security Specialist with Lloyd's Register, argues the need for a security management standard applicable to all industry sectors
HOMELAND SECURITY
Irvin Varkonyi reports on the Homeland Security Institute's Cargo Security Summit, which took place in Washington in December
AVIATION REGULATIONS
Adam Cramer considers how the US Transportation Security Administration's proposed air cargo security regulations will formalise industry practices and set new challenges for freight forwarders
CARGO INVESTIGATIONS
Roy Winfield argues that companies must keep a tight rein on security when using sub-contractors
CONTAINER SECURITY
Jaap van den Hoek of ZOCA Container Security argues the case for using new solutions to take security to another level
ICSC COLUMN
Scott Harrison Smith sets out the International Cargo Security Council's agenda for fighting cargo crime and terrorism on a global scale
TECHNOLOGY COLUMN
Stephen Lee Morgan looks at the progress being made in the US to build a research infrastructure for homeland and transportation security
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